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en-usCopyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/disgaea-4-return-picks-up-an-official-japanese-release-date/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/disgaea-4-return-picks-up-an-official-japanese-release-date/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/disgaea-4-return-picks-up-an-official-japanese-release-date/#commentsDisgaea 4 Return will make its Japanese debut on January 30, 2014, according to a Famitsu report translated by Siliconera.

Like the PSP's Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days and the Vita's Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, Disgaea 4 Return is a portable update to 2011's Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. It's currently unknown what additions the game will see in its Vita incarnation, though if prior portable adaptations are anything to go by, you can expect new characters, new stages and a host of new items and equipment to complement the basic story elements found in its PlayStation 3-exclusive predecessor.

There is currently no word on when (or if) Disgaea 4 Return might reach Western territories, though the series' popularity in North American and European regions should ensure it receives an English-language localization at the very least.

Other interesting deals include steep discounts on Square Enix games, including Just Cause 2, both Kanes & Lynches, and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and some extremely interesting THQ deals. Like "De Blob 2 for $3.75" interesting.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>disgaea-3-absence-of-detentionplaystationplaystation-plusplaystation-vitaps3vitaMon, 25 Mar 2013 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/spec-ops-the-line-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-the-cave-joe-dang/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/spec-ops-the-line-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-the-cave-joe-dang/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/spec-ops-the-line-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-the-cave-joe-dang/#commentsSony announced all of March's free PlayStation Plus games at once, with a twist. We don't know which week will offer which game. They're just ... sometime in March, on a Tuesday. We do know which game goes free tomorrow: Spec Ops: The Line, the game that makes you feel sad about war.

Other freebies offered this month to Plus members include The Cave and Joe Danger 2 on PS3, and Disgaea 3 and Tekken 6 for Vita. Well, technically Tekken 6 is for PSP, but you can download it on your Vita. And while you're downloading free PSP games, don't forget the anniversary deals!

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>disgaea-3-absence-of-detentionjoe-danger-2-the-movieplaystationplaystation-plusplaystation-vitaps3Spec-Ops-the-Linetekken-6the-cavevitaMon, 04 Mar 2013 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/deja-review-disgaea-3-absence-of-detention/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/deja-review-disgaea-3-absence-of-detention/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/deja-review-disgaea-3-absence-of-detention/#commentsWe're of the firm opinion that your time is too precious, too valuable to be spent reading a full review for a game that was already reviewed many, many years ago. What's the point of applying a score to a game that's old enough to be enrolled in the sixth grade? That's why we invented Deja Review: A quick look at the new features and relative agelessness of remade, revived and re-released games.

Disgaea is a series that just seems to work better in portable form. The series' approach to character building - in which you can basically raise levels to stratospheric proportions with time, effort, and the best power-leveling locales - is more suited to on-the-go play. It's a lot easier to make your way through the randomly generated Item Worlds to level up your gear in thirty-minute commute blocks, putting your system to sleep as needed, than it is to devote hours to a single grind session squatting in front of a TV.

It's for this reason that I tend to invest far more time in the portable versions of Disgaea than their console counterparts. I'll generally put down the console editions once I've cleared the main story, but I'll invest an absurd amount of time in the portable editions to scout out many of their extras, simply because the format makes them more easily digestible. The number of hours played on my Disgaea 2 PSP save have long since passed the triple digits.

Now, we've got Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention on the Vita. I've always felt that D3 was the weakest of the series in terms of both gameplay and its story and characters. That doesn't mean it's bad, just not as good as some of the other installments. I had hoped that playing it in my preferred format would change my mind, but, unfortunately, it didn't. It's still my least favorite Disgaea game. However, it's still a very good portable strategy game with several noteworthy new additions.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>deja-reviewdisgaea-3-absence-of-detentionplaystationplaystation-vitasonyvitaMon, 23 Apr 2012 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/psn-tuesday-house-of-the-dead-4-stardrone-extreme-disgaea-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/psn-tuesday-house-of-the-dead-4-stardrone-extreme-disgaea-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/psn-tuesday-house-of-the-dead-4-stardrone-extreme-disgaea-3/#commentsToday's PlayStation Store update extracts The House of the Dead 4 from its forgotten existence in arcades, planting it in your tastefully lit abode for $9.99. You can also purchase the Vita's StarDrone Extreme, an enhanced and now cross-compatible version of the fast-paced PlayStation 3 hurtling game. (Yes, that's a genre. You hurtle.)

Sony has expanded the store with tongue-in-cheek strategy RPG Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, new Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception DLC and a downloadable version of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. PlayStation Plus subscribers can begin downloading the beta for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which opens up on April 19.

For a full list of this week's additions, check out the PlayStation Blog.